Journal: International Journal of Production Research

Found 2417 papers in total
Stochastic assembly line balancing using simulated annealing
1994,
The problem of balancing assembly lines with stochastic task processing times is...
Petri net extensions for modelling and validating manufacturing systems
1994,
In this paper, the authors begin with the fundamental constructs of Petri net models....
Process flow industry-Scheduling and control using Theory of Constraints
1994,
This paper discusses the applicability of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) in the...
Control policies for two-stage, pull-type production/inventory systems with constrained average cost criterion
1994,
The authors consider a two-stage, pull-type production/inventory system with a known...
A two-phase procedure for duplicating bottleneck machines in a linear layout, cellular manufacturing system
1994,
The authors discuss a two-phase procedure for duplicating bottleneck machines in a...
Machine-cell formation through neural network models
1994,
Identification of machine-cells is one of the most important problems in the design of...
Reducing flow between manufacturing cells: A sensitivity analysis
1994,
The authors evaluate the sensitivity of cellular manufacturing performance to a...
A clustering algorithm for machine cell formation in group technology using minimum spanning trees
1994,
The paper addresses the machine cell part family formation problem in group...
Assembly Line Balancing with buffers by Multiple Criteria optimization
1994,
One of the problems in the design of multi-station lines is the allocation of...
Buffer allocation in unbalanced three-station serial lines
1994,
The paper considers the problem of allocating buffer storage to unbalanced serial...
A note on ‘Effect of production cost on shelf life’
1994,
Goyal comments on a paper by Sarker and Babu (IAOR 54196), and a reply is provided by...
A heuristic workload-based model to form cells by minimizing intercellular movements
1994,
A common problem of cellular manufacturing systems is the formation of part families...
Multistage production systems with random yield: Heuristics and optimality
1994,
Most previous work on adjusting lot-sizes to recognize yield losses has been...
Visual interactive simulation and artificial intelligence in design of flexible manufacturing systems
1994,
The design of flexible manufacturing systems is a complex decision-making process that...
A hybrid modelling approach to the design of an AGV-based material handling system for an FMS
1994,
The problem of organizing and controlling the material handling activity in an...
Using unsupervised learning technologies to induce scheduling knowledge for FMSs
1994,
This paper aims at applying unsupervised learning techniques to obtain scheduling...
Determining the number of kanbans and lotsizes in a generic kanban system: A simulated annealing approach
1994,
A generic kanban system that is designed for non-repetitive manufacturing environments...
Managing risk in development and initial production
1994,
Risk analysis is frequently carried out on projects in feasibility and project...
Impact of sequence-dependent setup time on job shop scheduling performance
1994,
In a production system using multi-purpose and flexible machines, reducing setup time...
Scheduling a single-batch processing machine with non-identical job sizes
1994,
The problem of scheduling jobs with non-identical capacity requirements or sizes on a...
An expert neural network system for dynamic job shop scheduling
1994,
The objective of this research is to apply the neural network approach to the dynamic...
Scheduling disassembly
1994,
The authors present an algorithm for scheduling the disassembly of discrete parts...
The stochastic flowshop makespan. Part 1. Some general results for the buffered case
1994,
This, the first part of a two-part study, considers stochastic flowshops with infinite...
The stochastic flowshop makespan. Part II. Some general results for the unbuffered case
1994,
This paper discusses how expressions for the expected makespans in unbuffered...
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